A new military conflict is sadly unfolding in the Horn of Africa. On November 4th,…
PUBLIC HEALTH
New Coalition Plans to Tackle Africa’s Growing Burden of Stroke
Africa is currently experiencing a changing pattern of diseases and deaths. The continent faces a…
Millions of People Are on Treatment for HIV: Why Are So Many Still Dying?
Twenty years ago treatment for HIV was a rare luxury in South Africa. Exorbitant costs…
Massive Project on African DNA Sets Out to Close the Knowledge Gap on Mental Illness
In July 2009, a woman brought her husband to the hospital where our colleagues work…
A Cost-Effective Program to Fight COVID-19 in Resource-Challenged Countries
A public health strategy that combines contact tracing and community-based screening with isolation and quarantine…
Difficult to Implement National Corona Restrictions in Malawi
Households need financial support if Covid-19 restrictions are to be successful in Malawi. Furthermore, the…
South Africa Is Testing Digital Technology to Detect Outbreaks of Respiratory Diseases
Global mobility has increased and the world has become more connected. But this comes with…
How Ending Polio in Africa Has Had Positive Spinoffs for Public Health
Polio was one of the most dreaded diseases in the world in the 20th century.…
COVID-19: Examining Theories for Africa’s Low Death Rate
As the threat of a COVID-19 pandemic emerged earlier this year, many felt a sense…
Invisible Threat: Listeria in Smoked Fish
In 2018, 701 cases of severe invasive listeriosis were communicated to the Robert Koch Institute…
